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The below apprenticeship assessment plan is approved by Skills England under the 2025/2026 apprenticeship assessment reforms and is available for information only. A lead-in period is currently in effect until 27th July 2026. At the end of the lead-in period, it will replace the current version for new starts with a funding band of £12,000. Until then, the current end-point assessment remains in place. For further details of the changes to apprenticeship assessment, please refer to the Department for Education's support guidance.
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| Version | Change detail | Earliest start date | Latest start date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revised version awaiting implementation | Occupational standard and funding band revised but funding remained the same. | 27/07/2026 | Not set |
| 1.2 | Occupational standard, end-point assessment and funding band revised | 09/06/2025 | 26/07/2026 |
| 1.1 | The funding band for this standard has been reviewed as part of the apprenticeship funding band review. The new funding band is £8000 | 04/03/2019 | 08/06/2025 |
| 1.0 | Retired | 21/07/2016 | 03/03/2019 |
Other stakeholders involved in creating the standard: Association of Accounting Technicians, Association of Chartered Certified Charted Accountants, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, Institute of Chartered Accountants England and Wales, Reed Business School, Financial Reporting Council, BPP, First Intuition, Kaplan, Phoenix, Access Training, Damar Training, Hereford and Worcester Group Training Association.
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